Bella Freud and Susie Bick collection launch

BELLA FREUD joined forces with her best friend and muse, model Susie Bick, at East London's impressive Town Hall last night for a film screening to launch their debut collection. Despite London's Tube strike, the pair was joined by their friends from the worlds of art, fashion and music, including Vidal and Ronnie Sassoon, Pam Hogg, Lulu Kennedy, Louise Gray and Erin O'Connor. CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE PHOTOS The star of the film - directed by Willem Jaspert and Stephen Langmanis - was Florrie Arnold, the singer/songwriter/drummer whose celluloid CV features the most recent Nina Ricci campaign. "It tested my acting skills," she told us. But is this a sign of a move into movies? "I wouldn't like to rule out anything. I'll try anything once." The starlet will be out and about at tomorrow's Fashion's Night Out and told us that she's most looking forward to Giles' show at London Fashion Week. The collection itself - which will be stocked at Matches and Net-a-Porter - is inspired by "Susie's ingenious and bewitching way of dressing. Each piece is a distillation of everything we love about fashion and each others ideas," said Bella, who was sporting a mohair jumper featuring a black dog. "Bella and I discuss clothes a lot and this was about putting it down on paper," Susie explained. "I've loved the process of designing, I hope we can keep doing it." After the screening inside the old courtroom, the gang repaired to nearby Bistroteque for a supper of scotch eggs, lemon and herb roast chicken with celeriac gratin and meringues and berries for pudding. SEE ALL THE PHOTOS HERE